“We raided his place and he was found in his room in the upper floor. An amount of 16,950 dirhams was found in his pocket, which we suspected he made from selling drugs”, the policeman said.

According to the accused, the money he had on him was from selling his car. The ruling of the case is expected on April 26.

“Our information was that he used social media, including WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram, to peddle drugs. His mobile phone was seized and he was taken to the general directorate of anti-narcotics. He was later referred to the general directorate of criminal evidence for drug tests,” the policeman added.

“However, our criminal database showed that he got released from jail on May 27, 2017. He became tense when confronted with that and acted elusively,” the lieutenant told the prosecutor.

According to the crime lab report, the driver’s urine sample tested positive for traces of morphine and codeine.